2 Kopecks 1855, WM, Nicholas I and Alexander II
Coins-Tsarist Coins
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- Country: Tsarist Russia
- Weight: 10.24 g
- Mintage: 1,347,476 pcs.
- Metal: Copper
- Designation: Cu
- Denomination: 2 kopecks
- Ruler: Alexander II
- Monetary unit: Kopeck
- Mint mark: WM
- Summary: Uzdenikov 3540
- Bitkin: 865, 463
- Conros: 201/13
- Ilyin: 2 rubles
- Diameter: 28 mm
- F: 454 ₽
- VF: 1,313 ₽
- XF: 5,373 ₽
- AU: 13,980 ₽
- UNC: 58,323 ₽
- Reverse
The denomination is indicated on three lines (with four-leaf ornaments to the left and right), followed by the monetary unit and the year of minting: ✤ 2 ✤ KOPEYKI 1855. Below is a divider of two ornamental lines with a dot between them. Immediately beneath it is the abbreviation 'V.M.' (Warsaw Mint). - Obverse
The center of the obverse features a double-headed eagle—the coat of arms of the Russian Empire. Both eagle heads bear crowns, with a larger third crown between them. On the eagle's breast is the coat of arms of Moscow—a shield depicting St. George the Victorious on horseback, slaying a serpent with a long spear (the serpent's head is to the right). The shield is surrounded by the chain of the Order of St. Andrew the First-Called. Heraldic shields on the wings: Left wing: Polish, Taurican, Finnish. Right wing: Kazan, Astrakhan, Siberian. The right talon holds a scepter, the left an orb. The rim is decorated with denticles pointing inward.
